Like all best kept secrets word eventually gets out, so it's no surprise - with luxury travel now one of the country's fastest growing tourism sectors - that the world is waking up to New Zealand's luxury travel possibilities.
Eco-sustainability and a four star luxury rating are not usually bedfellows: but Awaroa Lodge, based in Abel Tasman National Park, combines the two effortlessly.
Part gallery, part penthouse, the Art Apartment offers her guests a unique opportunity to live among an inspiring collection of contemporary New Zealand art, all available for purchase.
Joining the ranks of New Zealand's top luxury lodges in 2002, Fiordland Lodge combines comfort and indulgence with design that reflects the rich Fiordland landscape.
Carrington Resort located in Carrington Farms offers luxury accommodation, a tournament standard golf course, an Angus stud farm, one of Northland's largest plantings of grapes and a restored wetland and thriving breeding zone for birds.
Treetops, New Zealand's newest luxury lodge is dedicated to preserving its natural environment at the same time as allowing travellers to experience the best of New Zealand's natural surroundings in an atmosphere of five star luxury.
With New Zealand being the backdrop for several Hollywood films, ‘Down Under’ has been discovered by film-stars and movie directors, as well as celebrities.